Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour

The Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Kiss. Def Leppard joined Kiss for the first 42 shows of the tour.^[1] Kobra and the Lotus and The Dead Daisies were the opening acts.

Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour

Tour by Kiss and Def Leppard
Associated album	Kiss 40
Start date	June 23, 2014
End date	October 16, 2015
Legs	5
No. of shows	93
Kiss tour chronology Monster World Tour (2012–2013) Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour (2014–2015) Freedom to Rock Tour (2016) Def Leppard tour chronology Summer Tour 2013 (2013) Heroes Tour (2014) Def Leppard World Tour (2015)

In the tour program for Kiss' final tour, Simmons reflected on the tour:

With this lineup of Kiss, Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley and myself, we have played to the largest South American, European and Australian shows we have ever played at, literally stadiums full of fans showed up en masse. Everyone was there to celebrate Kiss today, here and now. The band are alive and well and I think we're playing better than we ever have. What we've got is four people who believe in the same thing, the notion that we're damn lucky to be up on that stage. Once you feel the same thing in your heart you feel like a team.^[2]

Kiss setlists

North American setlist

1. "Psycho Circus"
2. "Deuce"
3. "Shout It Out Loud"
4. "War Machine"
5. "Hotter Than Hell" (with fire breathing)
6. "I Love It Loud"
7. "Lick It Up"
8. "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying)
9. "Hide Your Heart"
10. "Calling Dr. Love"
11. "Love Gun" (Paul Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
12. "Black Diamond"
13. "Detroit Rock City"
14. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

The setlist throughout the North American leg varied from show to show. Other songs played include: "King of the Night Time World", "Makin' Love", "Christine Sixteen", "Creatures of the Night", "Cold Gin", "Let Me Go, Rock 'n' Roll", "Plaster Caster", "Tears Are Falling", "Hell or Hallelujah", "I Was Made for Lovin' You", "Parasite", and "Do You Love Me?"

Japanese setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Creatures of the Night"
3. "Psycho Circus"
4. "Parasite"
5. "Shout It Out Loud"
6. "War Machine" (with fire breathing)
7. "Do You Love Me?"
8. "Deuce"
9. "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo)
10. "I Love It Loud"
11. "Sukiyaki" (Kyu Sakamoto cover, a cappella)
12. "Lick It Up"
13. "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying)
14. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
15. "Black Diamond"

Encore

16. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
17. "Samurai Son"
18. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

• "Hide Your Heart" only played in Nagoya
• "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saitemina" only played in Tokyo

South American setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Creatures of the Night"
3. "Psycho Circus"
4. "I Love It Loud"
5. "War Machine" (with fire breathing)
6. "Do You Love Me?"
7. "Deuce"
8. "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo)
9. "Calling Dr. Love"
10. "Lick It Up"
11. "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying)
12. "Hide Your Heart"
13. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
14. "Black Diamond"

Encore

15. "Shout It Out Loud"
16. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
17. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

European setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Deuce"
3. "Psycho Circus"
4. "Creatures of the Night"
5. "I Love It Loud"
6. "War Machine" (with fire breathing)
7. "Do You Love Me?"
8. "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo)
9. "Calling Dr. Love"
10. "Lick It Up"
11. "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying)
12. "Parasite"
13. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
14. "Black Diamond"

Encore

15. "Shout It Out Loud"
16. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
17. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

• "Cold Gin" replaced "Parasite" after the Rock in Vienna show.

Oceanian setlist

1. "Detroit Rock City"
2. "Deuce"
3. "Psycho Circus"
4. "Creatures of the Night"
5. "I Love It Loud"
6. "War Machine" (with fire breathing)
7. "Do You Love Me?"
8. "Hell or Hallelujah" (with guitar solo)
9. "Calling Dr. Love"
10. "Lick It Up"
11. "God of Thunder" (with bass solo, blood spitting and flying)
12. "Cold Gin"
13. "Love Gun" (Stanley flies out to the B-Stage)
14. "Black Diamond"

Encore

15. "Shandi" (performed by Stanley)
16. "Shout It Out Loud"
17. "I Was Made for Lovin' You"
18. "Rock and Roll All Nite"

Def Leppard setlist

1. "Let It Go"
2. "Rocket"
3. "Animal"
4. "Foolin'"
5. "Love Bites"
6. "Let's Get Rocked"
7. "Two Steps Behind" (Acoustic)
8. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Acoustic/Electric)
9. "Switch 625"
10. "Hysteria"
11. "Armageddon It"
12. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"

Encore

1. "Rock of Ages"
2. "Photograph"

• "Rocket" was played after Hysteria starting with the 11th show which was held in Austin TX
• "Rocket" not played in Los Angeles and Phoenix

Tour dates

List of 2014 concerts^[3]

Date	City	Country	Venue
June 23, 2014[a]	West Valley City	United States	USANA Amphitheatre
June 25, 2014[a]	Denver		Pepsi Center
June 27, 2014[a]	Ridgefield		Sleep Country Amphitheater
June 29, 2014[a]	Auburn		White River Amphitheatre
July 2, 2014[a]	Concord		Concord Pavilion
July 3, 2014[a]	Wheatland		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 5, 2014[a]	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 6, 2014[a]	Chula Vista		Sleep Train Amphitheatre
July 8, 2014[a]	Inglewood		The Forum
July 9, 2014[a]	Phoenix		Ak-Chin Pavilion
July 12, 2014[a]	Austin		Austin360 Amphitheater
July 13, 2014[a]	Dallas		Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 15, 2014[a]	Cincinnati		Riverbend Music Center
July 16, 2014[a]	Nashville		Bridgestone Arena
July 18, 2014[a]	Atlanta		Aaron's Amphitheatre
July 19, 2014[a]	Charlotte		PNC Music Pavilion
July 20, 2014[a]	Raleigh		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
July 22, 2014[a]	West Palm Beach		Cruzan Amphitheatre
July 23, 2014[a]	Tampa		MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 25, 2014[a]	Bristow		Jiffy Lube Live
July 26, 2014[a]	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
August 1, 2014[a]	Mansfield		Xfinity Center
August 2, 2014[a]	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
August 3, 2014[a]	Camden		Susquehanna Bank Center
August 5, 2014[a]	Saratoga Springs		Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 6, 2014[a]	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
August 8, 2014[a]	Virginia Beach		Farm Bureau Live
August 9, 2014[a]	Scranton		Toyota Pavilion
August 10, 2014[a]	Hartford		Xfinity Theatre
August 12, 2014[a]	Toronto	Canada	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
August 13, 2014[a]	Darien	United States	Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 15, 2014[a]	East Troy		Alpine Valley Music Theatre
August 16, 2014[a]	Tinley Park		First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 17, 2014[a]	Minneapolis		Target Center
August 20, 2014[a]	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena
August 22, 2014[a]	Noblesville		Klipsch Music Center
August 23, 2014[a]	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 24, 2014[a]	Burgettstown		First Niagara Pavilion
August 26, 2014[a]	Cuyaghoga Falls		Blossom Music Center
August 28, 2014[a]	Maryland Heights		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 29, 2014[a]	Tulsa		BOK Center
August 31, 2014[a]	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
October 25, 2014[b]	Mexico City	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
October 29, 2014	Anaheim	United States	Honda Center
November 5, 2014	Las Vegas	United States	The Joint
November 7, 2014
November 8, 2014
November 12, 2014
November 14, 2014
November 15, 2014
November 19, 2014
November 22, 2014
November 23, 2014

List of 2015 concerts^[4]

Date	City	Country	Venue
February 23, 2015	Nagoya	Japan	Nippon Gaishi Hall
February 25, 2015	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
February 26, 2015	Hiroshima		Hiroshima Sun Plaza
February 28, 2015	Sendai		Sekisui Heim Super Arena
March 3, 2015	Tokyo		Tokyo Dome
April 10, 2015	Bogotá	Colombia	Estadio El Campín
April 12, 2015	Quito	Ecuador	Bicentenário Park
April 14, 2015	Santiago	Chile	Movistar Arena
April 16, 2015	Buenos Aires	Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium
April 18, 2015	Montevideo	Uruguay	Estadio Gran Parque Central
April 20, 2015	Florianópolis	Brazil	Devassa On Stage
April 21, 2015	Curitiba		Pedreira Paulo Leminski
April 23, 2015	Belo Horizonte		Mineirinho
April 24, 2015	Brasília		Estadio Nacional de Brasilia Mané Garrincha
April 26, 2015	São Paulo		Anhembi Convention Center
May 30, 2015[c]	Munich	Germany	Olympiastadion
May 31, 2015[d]	Gelsenkirchen		Veltins-Arena
June 2, 2015	Hamburg		O2 World Arena
June 3, 2015	Berlin		O2 World Arena
June 4, 2015	Leipzig		Leipzig Arena
June 6, 2015[e]	Vienna	Austria	Donauinsel
June 8, 2015	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
June 10, 2015	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
June 11, 2015	Verona	Italy	Verona Arena
June 14, 2015[f]	Leicestershire	England	Donington Park
June 16, 2015	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
June 18, 2015	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
June 19, 2015[g]	Dessel	Belgium	Festivalpark Stenehei
June 21, 2015	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
June 22, 2015	Madrid		Barclaycard Center
October 3, 2015	Perth	Australia	Perth Arena
October 6, 2015	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
October 8, 2015	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
October 9, 2015
October 10, 2015	Sydney		Allphones Arena
October 12, 2015	Newcastle		Newcastle Entertainment Centre
October 13, 2015	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 16, 2015	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena

Boxscore

Venue	City	Attendance	Gross revenue (USD)[5][6][7]
Bridgestone Arena	Nashville	11,772 / 12,601 (93%)	$1,074,570
Boardwalk Hall	Atlantic City	9,144 / 10,616 (86%)	$719,121
Target Center	Minneapolis	12,274 / 12,274 (100%)	$1,197,761
DTE Energy Music Theater	Detroit	14,302 / 14,302 (100%)	$924,368
BOK Center	Tulsa	10,400 / 10,400 (100%)	$884,555
Estadio El Campín	Bogotá	11,875 / 20,000 (59%)	$1,508,965
Bicentenario Park	Quito	9,266 / 20,000 (46%)	$1,022,934
Movistar Arena	Santiago	12,516 / 13,000 (96%)	$1,059,000
José Amalfitani Stadium	Buenos Aires	35,000 / 43,000 (81%)	$2,200,000
Devassa On Stage	Florianópolis	5,318 / 9,000 (59%)	$405,225
Pedreira Paulo Leminski	Curitiba	14,980 / 17,700 (84%)	$1,073,040
Mineirinho	Belo Horizonte	6,566 / 15,000 (43%)	$398,910
Estacionamento do Estadio Nacional	Brasília	9,086 / 18,000 (50%)	$604,890
Anhembi Convention Center	São Paulo	72,337 / 76,428 (94%)	$6,365,540
Barclaycard Arena	Hamburg	9,589 / 11,797 (81%)	$620,820
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	18,182 / 20,236 (90%)	$1,694,950
Newcastle Entertainment Centre	Newcastle	4,708 / 5,522 (85%)	$427,241
Total		232,315 / 286,876 (81%)	$22,281,250

Personnel

Kiss

• Paul Stanley – vocals, rhythm guitar
• Gene Simmons – vocals, bass
• Eric Singer – drums, vocals
• Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, backing vocals

Def Leppard

• Joe Elliott – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Phil Collen – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Vivian Campbell – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Rick Savage – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Rick Allen – drums, percussion

Notes

1. Co-headlining tour with Def Leppard.
2. The concert on October 25, 2014 was a part of Hell and Heaven Festival.
3. The concert on May 30, 2015 was a part of Rockavaria.
4. The concert on May 31, 2015 was a part of Rock im Revier.
5. The concert on June 6, 2015 was a part of Rock in Vienna.
6. The concert on June 14, 2015 was a part of Download Festival.
7. The concert on June 19, 2015 was a part of Graspop Metal Meeting.

References

1. Grow, Kory (March 17, 2014). "Kiss, Def Leppard Plan Summer Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
2. (2019). End of the Road World Tour Program, pg. 44.
3. Mansfield, Brian (March 17, 2014). "Kiss, Def Leppard announce 2014 summer tour". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
4. "Kiss announce Australian tour dates for 2015". The Sydney Morning Herald. March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
5. "Current Boxscore (18 July 2012)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
6. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York. September 13, 2014. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
7. "Billboard Boxscore :: Current Scores". Billboard. November 20, 2014. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2014.